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Students get creative and pretend that they are now as small as their thumb. They then describe the garden and how perspectives change from a worms eye view. Wrap up: Discuss student answers. Discuss our role in protecting the garden as humans are much larger and more capable than smaller plants and animals.
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Students learn about patterns and get creative by sketching the patterns they observe on objects around the schoolyard. Wrap Up: compare sketches and discuss what patterns might mean ie: pores, veins, pollen, etc.
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Discuss patterns and basic counting. Explore the schoolyard to answer questions that require students to draw the patterns they see or count something (ie: number of leaves on a plant). Wrap up: Discuss student answers. Discuss patterns found. Why do patterns occur in manmade structures and in nature?
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Discuss patterns, and demonstrate basic counting skills using plants. Students search for plants based on a short description, and draw the plant or count where applicable. Wrap-up: common patterns and numbers, predict seasonal differences, etc.
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Draw the object. Then draw tally marks beside the object that you find in your schoolyard. Wrap up: Discuss student findings. Were there any objects that weren’t found? Why?
